Self Defense

Self Defense is a perk in Wasteland 2.

Effect[ | ]

+1 Armor in close quarters when a bladed melee weapon is equipped.

You're sufficiently experienced with blades that you can use them to fend off your enemies.

Offensive perks

General		Tormentor · Tactical Positioning · Roboticist · Big Game Hunter · Applied Force · Stunning Force · Staggering Force

Melee weapon perks		Bladed Weapons: Self Defense · Samurai · Adrenaline Rush · Glancing Strike (Bladed Weapons) · Opportune Strike (Bladed Weapons) · Strategic Strike (Bladed) Blunt Weapons: Charge! · Shoulder the Load · Slayer · Glancing Strike (Blunt Weapons) · Opportune Strike (Blunt Weapons) · Strategic Strike (Blunt) Brawling: Free-For-All · Glancing Strike (Brawling) · Opportune Strike (Brawling) · Strategic Strike (Brawling) · Rush 'N Attack

Ranged weapon perks		Assault Rifles: Hollow Point · Melee Shooting · Gunner Energy Weapons: Solar Powered · Overload · Overcharge · Atomize Handguns: Zeroed · Bandit (perk) · Gunslinger · Desperado Heavy Weapons: Battering Fire · Overwhelming Fire · Devastating Fire · Bullet-Ridden Shotguns: Obliterator · Careful Hunter · Precise Hunter · Master Hunter Sniper Rifles: Watchman · Focused Shooter · Confident Shooter · Zen Shooter · Deadeye Submachine Guns: Fast Reload · Whack-a-Mole Thrown explosives: Long Arm · Improvised Explosives · Bomberman

Defensive perks

Armor and resistances		Healthy · Hardened · Hit the Deck! · Weathered · Turtle · Quick Reflexes · Ghost · Armor Maintenance · Reinforced Plating · Taunt · Infuriate · Enrage

Medical		On the Mend · Stimpaks · Smooth Operator · Trained Physician · Expert Physician

Action point perks

Limber · Tinkerer · Bloodthirsty

Inventory and loot perks

Hoarder · Powder Packer · Cyber Scrounger · Dowsing · Junk Diver · Toaster Expert · Deconstructing

Utility perks

Camel · Overclocker · Master Thief · Handyman · Scout · Explorer · World Traveler

Social perks

Pawner · Loose Change · Intimidating · Affable · Silver-Tongued · Know-it-All · Radiant Personality